Al Owd Explained

Al-Owd
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Saudi Arabia
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Riyadh
Native Name:حي العود
Governing Body:Baladiyah Al Batha
Subdivision Type1:, 24.62173563571554, 46.71983582227682
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Arabic
Pushpin Map:Saudi Arabia#Asia
Native Name Lang:ar
Postal Code Type:PIN
Area Total Ha:291

Al-Owd, alternatively al-ʼUd is a residential neighborhood and a subject of Baladiyah al-Batha in southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1] Spread across 291 hectares,[2] its popular for hosting the famous al-Oud cemetery.[3] [4] It shares borders with Gabrah and al-Bateha neighborhoods to the west and as-Salhiyah and Ghubairah neighborhoods to the east.

In popular culture

The neighborhood was featured in the 2020 Saudi Arabian drama film The Tambour of Retribution.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-04-19. الإدارة العامة للنظافة. 2021-11-30. archive.md. 2015-04-19. https://archive.today/20150419133422/http://clean.alriyadh.gov.sa/Pages/Cleaning_Project.aspx. live.
  2. Web site: 2009-07-22 . خطة شاملة لتطوير المنطقة المركزية . 2022-07-31 . صحيفة الاقتصادية . ar.
  3. Web site: 2015-01-23. بالصور.."مقبرة العود"..مدفن ملوك السعودية بمساحة 100 ألف متر مربع في قلب العاصمة الرياض. 2021-11-30. صدى البلد. ar-eg.
  4. Web site: 2011-10-26. العود.. مقبرة الأئمة والملوك والأمراء وأعيان الرياض على مدى عقود, أخبــــــار. live. 2021-11-30. archive.aawsat.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130091120/https://archive.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=4&issueno=12020&article=646888&feature= . 2021-11-30 .